Rio’s gaze towards Celia’s chest. Celia certainly did seem more feminine
than Aki in that regard.
“G-Geez, don’t stare so much. I know they’re small, gosh! I’m sure you
like big ones too, don’t you, Rio? Ugh...” Though she hadn’t exactly been
ogled at, Celia’s face turned red and she hid her chest out of embarrassment.
The woes of a young lady were complicated.
“Ahaha, that’s not true.” Rio shook his head with a strained smile.
“...H-Hmm. R-Really?” Celia’s eyes widened faintly as her interest was
piqued by his response.
“Yes, I don’t believe a woman’s charms are decided by the size of her
bust. You’re plenty charming, Professor, so please have more confidence in
yourself,” Rio said, his answer a textbook response. However, he must have
truly felt that way, as his words didn’t seem contrived.
For a moment, Celia blinked in a daze. “T-Thanks... Wait, what are we
even talking about here? I-I’m sorry.” With a flustered thanks and apology,
she smiled in relief. Rio also smiled shyly.
“That aside, which would you like to talk about first? The reason why I
could communicate with the kids that were summoned along with the hero,
or spirit arts and the Time-Space Cache? Or would you like a bath first?” he
asked, awkwardly changing the subject.
“R-Right. Can we talk first, then? Since you’ve poured the tea and all
already.” Celia nodded uncomfortably, on board with talking.
“Of course. Let’s sit down, then... You too, Aishia. Come to think of it,
it’s been a long time since I’ve had tea with you, Professor.” Rio chuckled
with a smile, inviting Celia to take a seat on the sofa, before serving the
three of them tea.
“Yeah, that’s true. It brings back memories...” Celia nodded with a smile
as she recalled those times, before her expression suddenly changed. “Ah,
but is it really okay for you to tell me?”
Rio tilted his head in question. “What do you mean?”
“Umm, the stuff about spirit arts and the Time-Space Cache aside, you
seemed to be thinking kind of hard about how to explain the reason why
you could communicate, so it seemed like you didn’t really want to say...”
Celia explained nervously.
“Ah, no, it isn’t that I don’t want to say it. It’s just that I need to prepare
my heart and find the right words to do so. You’ll probably be surprised,